Measuring returns on investment in education: lessons for sustainable and innovative education policy
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education; education policy; investment; return; Mincer equation; European Union;All these keywords.
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- I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
- I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
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